Well it was a continuation that would have happened with or without the Germans, but they had made significant gains that we're a natural fit for the aspirations of the two blossoming superpowers at the time. The difficulty in getting to the moon was so vast that the statement that only Germans did it was just strange. German knowledge was a key part to a very large rocket initiative. It was going to happen, but faster with German help. By the way, it turns out that all the money the Germans spent on the V-2 was wasted since it took money from other programs that might have helped them with the war effort. So one could say that spending it on rockets was a bit premature.
